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TCNJ Biology Alumna Featured on National Public Radio about Orphan Drugs and Rare Diseases

 

Gayatri Rao (’99), M.D., J.D.

TCNJ Biology alumna Gayatri Rao (’99), M.D., J.D., Director of the FDA’s Office of Orphan Products Development, was featured on National Public Radio in a story titled “Drugs For Rare Diseases Have Become Uncommonly Rich Monopolies.”

After completing her baccalaureate degree at TCNJ/TSC, Dr. Rao earned her M.D. from the University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey – New Jersey Medical School. Upon graduation from medical school, she went on to earn a joint J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School, where she concentrated on healthcare and FDA related issues, and a master’s degree in bioethics from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine.

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